Vietnam's Disaster Management Authority (DMA) reports that floods and landslides triggered by recent heavy rain in northern areas of the country have killed at least 7 people and destroyed almost 50 houses.
The affected provinces are Lai Chau, Ha Giang and Thai Nguyen. Nam Giang in Lai Chau recorded 386 mm of rain in 24 hours to 24 June, 2018. Bac Quang in Ha Giang recorded 335 mm during the same period.
At least 5 people have died in Lai Chau province. A further 5 people have been injured and 12 people are still missing, including 9 after a landslide in Sin Ho district, and 1 each in Than Uyen, Tam Duong and Nam Nhun districts.
Seven houses have been completely destroyed and over 40 damaged in the province. A bridge and 2 irrigation plants and wide areas of rice and crops have also been damaged.
Two other victims died after a house collapsed in Ha Giang province, where 16 houses have been destroyed, 18 severely damaged and over 500 flooded.
Twenty-four houses have also been completely destroyed in Thai Nguyen province, although no injuries or fatalities have been reported there.
The death toll from floods and landslides in Vietnam rose to 15 on Tuesday (June 26), with the authorities warning the toll could go higher with more torrential rains forecast for the worst-hit province in the mountainous north.
Lai Chau province, 470km north-west of Hanoi, has been the worst hit, with at least 12 people, including two children, killed, said Le Trong Quang, deputy chairman of the province's People's Committee.
Most of the victims drowned or were buried in landslides, triggered by heavy rains since Saturday, Quang told Reuters.
Floods and landslides triggered by downpour over the weekend in Vietnam's northern mountainous provinces have killed 22 people and left nine others missing, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Thursday.
Specifically, 16 residents of Lai Chau province, five of Ha Giang province, and one of Quang Ninh province were killed in landslides, house collapses or flash floods. All the nine people listed as missing by Thursday morning were swept away by floods in Lai Chau.
The floods and landslides have injured 15 people in Lai Chau and one person in Son La.
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